Gender/age breakdown of the total number of applicants: 2016 Number Percentage Total number of applicants 51,091 100% Men 32,016 62.6% Women 19,075 37.4% Children 19,721 38.6% Unaccompanied children 2,352 4.6% Source: Asylum Service, Asylum Statistics 2016: http://bit.ly/2mgBWI8. Comparison between first instance and appeal decision rates: 2016 First instance Appeal Appeal: Old Procedure Number Percentage Number Percentage Number Percentage Total number of decisions 9,319 100% 2,092 100% 5,364 100% Positive decisions 2,711 29.1% 275 13.1% 646 12% 2,467 26.5% 248 11.8% 515 9.6% 244 2.6% 27 1.3% 131 2.4% 6,608 70.9% 1,817 86.9% 2,874 53.1%  Refugee status  Subsidiary protection Negative decisions Source: Asylum Service, Asylum Statistics 2016: http://bit.ly/2mgBWI8. Statistics on the Old Procedure provided by the Appeals Committees PD 114/2010. 9

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